Fayetteville, AR
Music connected to Fayetteville
About Fayetteville
- • Singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams, known for her Americana music, was born in Fayetteville.
- • The first Walmart museum is actually in nearby Bentonville, a concept that started in Fayetteville.
- • Its location along the Butterfield Overland Mail route in 1858 boosted its early growth.
- • A large network of underground tunnels exists below the University of Arkansas campus.
- • The Civil War's Battle of Fayetteville in 1863 devastated the town and its economy.
- • Named for Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette, it was incorporated in 1836.
- • Home to over 99,000 people, it's Arkansas' second-most populous city after Little Rock.
- • Sitting at 1,257 feet, the city enjoys cooler summers than the Arkansas Delta.
- • Education, healthcare, and retail are major employment sectors in Fayetteville.
- • A progressive, outdoorsy, and intellectually stimulating atmosphere pervades the city.
- • Though no team is based in Fayetteville, the Kansas City Chiefs are a popular regional pick.
- • The Arkansas Razorbacks' 1994 men's basketball national championship is a source of local pride.
- • The region's bedrock is primarily Mississippian-age limestone, rich in fossils.
- • Nearby, Whitaker Point, also known as Hawksbill Crag, offers stunning bluff views.
- • The city lies within the White River watershed.
- • The Ozark Highlands region provides habitat for the Ozark Hellbender salamander.
- • Oak-hickory forests dominate the local flora.
- • The Caddo people inhabited the region prior to European settlement.
- • In 1862, the Battle of Fayetteville was fought downtown on April 18th.
- • The Old Main building on the University of Arkansas campus was completed in 1875.
- • U.S. Route 71 was a major north-south route through the city.
Artists From Fayetteville
Airships on the Water
Arkansauce
Bartin Memberg
Benny Strickler
Big Floyd
Bill Curtis
Bow Street Runners
Building 429
Cate Brothers
Count Your Curses
Dallas Toler-Wade
David Brooks
Ed Townsend
Electric Funeral
Felisha Cooper
Full Service Quartet
George “Dad” Speer
Gibraltar
IT3KY
Jeromeswitchemdownthethird
Jimmy Herring
Joe Purdy
Joey Arias
KA5SH
Keefe Jackson
Lilly K
Listener
Lumbee
M.L.J. tha Beatmaker
Mark Wright
Nihilum
OG Parker
Oreo Blue
Phillip Johnson Richardson
Plant and See
Pulsar Colony
Richard O. Covey
Rick Carnes
Rookie of the Year
Russel Hensley
Saahrg
Sawyer Hill
Spoken
The Symbols
The Wedding
Tina Brooks
Troy McLawhorn
Until Today
Wild Jimmy Spruill
Wrought
Backroad Anthem
Brother Moses
Sarah Caldwell
Justin Peter Kinkel-Schuster
Groovement
Modeling
Jude Brothers
The Phlegms
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Nearby Places
Airships on the Water
Arkansauce
Backroad Anthem
Bartin Memberg
Benny Strickler
Big Floyd
Bill Curtis
Bow Street Runners
Brother Moses
Building 429
Cate Brothers
Count Your Curses
Dallas Toler-Wade
David Brooks
Ed Townsend
Electric Funeral
Felisha Cooper
Full Service Quartet
George “Dad” Speer
Gibraltar
Groovement
IT3KY
Jeromeswitchemdownthethird
Jimmy Herring
Joe Purdy
Joey Arias
Jude Brothers
Justin Peter Kinkel-Schuster
KA5SH
Keefe Jackson
Lilly K
Listener
Lumbee
M.L.J. tha Beatmaker
Mark Wright
Modeling
Nihilum
OG Parker
Oreo Blue
Phillip Johnson Richardson
Plant and See
Pulsar Colony
Richard O. Covey
Rick Carnes
Rookie of the Year
Russel Hensley
Saahrg
Sarah Caldwell
Sawyer Hill
Spoken
The Phlegms
The Symbols
The Wedding
Tina Brooks
Troy McLawhorn
Until Today
Wild Jimmy Spruill
Wrought
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